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DN Colleges Group - Finance System

DN Colleges Group

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-029526

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-052b91

Published 3 June 2025, 2:10pm

Scope

Description

DN Colleges Group is seeking to procure a comprehensive finance system to replace its existing solution. The scope includes the supply, implementation, configuration, data migration, training, support, and ongoing maintenance of a modern finance system capable of supporting multi-site operations across the Group.

Contract dates (estimated)

1 October 2026 to 30 September 2031
Possible extension to 30 September 2035
9 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

48442000 - Financial systems software package
72260000 - Software-related services

Contract locations

UKC - North East (England)
UKD - North West (England)
UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
UKF - East Midlands (England)
UKG - West Midlands (England)
UKH - East of England
UKI - London
UKJ - South East (England)
UKK - South West (England)

Engagement

Engagement deadline

22 May 2025

The engagement was carried out before this notice was published.

Engagement process description

DN Colleges Group undertook a Pre-Market Engagement exercise to support the early development of its specification and procurement strategy for a new finance system.

The purpose of the engagement was to:

Gain an understanding of the current market landscape and available finance system functionalities

Explore a range of delivery models, including cloud-based and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) options

Help internal stakeholders understand system capabilities and modern approaches to financial management

Inform the drafting of a fit-for-purpose specification and requirements set, based on realistic market offerings

This engagement included structured demonstrations from a range of system providers and internal feedback sessions with key stakeholders across the College Group. No commercial or pricing discussions took place. The process concluded on 22 May 2025

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

20 June 2025

Contracting authority